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Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Lecture Series: The Forecast for D-Day

Hello All!

I hope you've had a wonderful holiday season and the New Year has started
out well for you. Here at the Memorial we are diving right into the New Year
with a three-part lecture series beginning January 29, 2015.

The first of the three lectures is called, “The Forecast for D-Day: The
Weatherman behind Ike’s Greatest Gamble”. If you have ever wondered just how
much the weather changed the course of history during the war then you must
join us at the Welcome Center at noon.

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As you may already know, the Allied Expeditionary Force experienced less
than ideal weather conditions on June 6, 1944. The seas were rough and stormy,
the sky grey and foggy. While the men were aided by the grey cover, the seas
roughed them up to the point of sickness. But those conditions were better than
the ones they would have faced the day before on June 5, the original landing
date. Author John Ross narrates the captivating history of how an entire
invasion could be moved by twenty-four hours and the outcome of such a decision
if proven faulty.

The lecture will be held in the Welcome Center at 12 PM until 1 PM. There
will be a slide presentation and open discussion afterwards. Admission is free,
but donations are appreciated.

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The National D-Day Memorialis run by a private, non-profit educational foundation in Bedford, Virginia that seeks to preserve the lessons and legacy of D-Day, June 6, 1944.

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I work as the Education Coordinator for the National D-Day Memorial planning a variety of family-friendly programs for students of all ages. It is my passion to present history in a way that is fun and engaging.